Pike-Lamar-Elbert County GaArchives News.....Our Older Citizens March 30 1928 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: D Hill dawnlfdp@yahoo.com October 26, 2003, 9:29 am The Pike County Journal Our Older Citizens Miss Susie Beckham Mrs. Lou Banks Two of Zebulon's most lovable elder ladies are Miss Susie Beckham and her sister, Mrs. Lou Banks, with whom she makes her home. Mrs. Banks is 83 years of age but as spry as a woman of many many years younger. She does all her house work, cooking, sewing, etc. Miss Beckham was born August 26, 1837 in Monroe county but Mrs. Banks was born near Zebulon, their parents having moved to Zebulon when Miss Beckham was quite small. Their father was Jackson Beckham and their mother was Amella Henderson of Elbert county before her marriage. Their grandfather was Jimmie Beckham. They had one brother James Beckham, who lost his life in Virginia in 1863 while serving under Lee. Their sisters were Mary, Eliza, Sallie, Alice, and Amelia. During the war all those sisters wove and spun for the Confederate soldiers. Mary and Sallie married a men by the name Medlock and moved to Arkansas. Amelia died when a child. Alice married a man by the name of King, of Tampa Fla., Eliza was never married; she died in Zebulon in 1924. Miss Susie has been with Mrs. Banks since 1923. On February 12, 1927, she fell and has since been confined to her bed. She has received the kindest care and attention from Mrs. Banks and other relatives. She is cheerful and always looks on the bright side of life. They went to school at and near Zebulon to Miss Jan Davidson and Prof. Stewart and daughter. Mrs. S. G. Pope and sisters and Mrs. Dodie Gwyn, Mrs. Mattie Green, Mrs. Sallie Howell were among their schoolmates. Their mother died in 1857 and their father again married in 1860 to a Mrs. Shepard who before her first marriage was a Miss Parham of Monroe county. There were two children by this marriage, one die young and the other was Mrs. Bessie Gray Holmes who died in Barnesville. Mrs. Banks was married to Mr. Burwell Banks on April 28, 1867 at Zebulon by Rev. R. A. Seals, pastor of the Zebulon Methodist church. They reared six children; - James of Eufaula, Ala.; Joe, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; Cadesman, of Zebulon; Raphel, who died many years ago; Mrs. Sallie McCoy who died in Zebulon in July 1922; Mrs. Mary Weaver, of Ackerman, Miss. Mr. and Mrs. Banks first lived with Mr. Banks' parents at their home which stood where the Baptist church now stands, afterwards they moved into a small house being added to and made a two story building. Mr. Banks died Nov. 20, 1920, after being confined to his room for many years. Miss Susie and Mrs. Banks are loyal members if the Methodist church and always respond cheerfully to the Lord's work. Miss Susie and Mrs. Banks are two lovable Christian characters whose characteristics are patience, goodness, zeal, courage, fidelity, tenderness and love, and give to us characters worthy of example. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb